Georgia Bills

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 560: City of Doraville; corporate limits; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Doraville, approved October 13, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 2154), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such city; to provide descriptions; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 571: City of Sandersville; powers of the mayor; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Sandersville, approved March 28, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4823), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3733), so as to revise the powers of the mayor; to restate provisions related to the mayor pro tempore; to provide for a council-manager form of government; to provide for the selection, qualifications, and duties of the city manager; to update and restate provisions related to the administration of the city government; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 575: Milledgeville Public Facilities Authority; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Milledgeville Public Facilities Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for purpose; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 345: Probate Court of Dooly County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Dooly County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 212: Probate Court Judges; relating to elections; end activities and duties

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to probate courts, and Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, respectively, so as to end activities and duties of probate court judges relating to elections; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 412: Professions and Businesses; administrative and civil sanctions against charitable organizations, paid solicitors, and solicitor agents for certain violations; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to change certain provisions relating to administrative and civil sanctions against charitable organizations, paid solicitors, and solicitor agents for certain violations; to provide for suspension and revocation of registrations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 577: State Court of DeKalb County; landlords to remove personal property following execution of writs of possession within seven days; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of DeKalb County, formerly known as the Civil and Criminal Court of DeKalb County, approved February 14, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2401), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5059), so as to provide for landlords to remove personal property following execution of writs of possession within seven days of such execution; to authorize the marshal to remove such property after 14 days; to authorize the marshal to appoint ex-officio assistants to the marshal; to provide for the collection of costs associated with such removal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 341: Official Code of Georgia Annotated; relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies and certain procedures of the General Assembly; repeal

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to revise committee names; to repeal provisions relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies and certain procedures of the General Assembly; to make conforming changes throughout the Code; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 434: Glascock County; board of elections and registration; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Glascock County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for a supervisor of elections; to provide for vacancies; to provide for certification; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to allow for joint primaries; to provide for meetings; to authorize expenditure of public funds; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2024

SB 259: Superior Court of Banks County; move from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding the superior courts, so as to move the Superior Court of Banks County from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to revise the composition and terms of court of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to provide for the composition and terms of court of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House May 2, 2024

HB 1292: Property; clerks of superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, so as to require that the clerks of the superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; to require such clerks retain certain information relating to deeds or other instruments presented for recording; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Titles 23 and 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equity and torts, respectively, so as to provide remedies for fraudulently recorded deeds or other instruments; to provide for the recovery of costs and attorney's fees in certain quiet title actions; to provide for a civil cause of action for the recording of fraudulent or forged deeds or other instruments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

signed · Georgia · House May 2, 2024

HB 926: Second Chance Workforce Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for issuance of certificates by a court for purposes of demonstrating rehabilitation and good moral character;to amend Code Section 24-4-419 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissibility of criminal history record information of an employee or former employee; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses; to amend Code Section 44-5-150 of the O.C.G.A., relating to search and notification for information identifying anatomical gift donor status; to amend Code Section 51-1-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to presumption of due care in hiring of person pardoned or who has obtained a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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